romance

The letters tell a compelling human story, which moves first from triumph to tragedy, and then with unsettling speed into a passionate romance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

She says microdramas were originally popular among middle-aged women looking for romance content, with many BookTok and romantasy devotees watching them, but they are are now popular with a much wider audience.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

"Come to Love Love Books and check out a romance novel!" she said, pointing to her shelves full of paperbacks.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

The question will be whether the honeymoon turns into a longer romance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Hattie Big Sky, I added with a touch of romance.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Contributors rewrite endings, invent romances or give minor characters their own adventures, then share them online for free.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2026

Once associated with secretive romances and hurried ceremonies, elopements have evolved into destination weddings set against spectacular backdrops.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

In the end, Nick and Charlie decide to give their relationship another shot, confident that their love can defy the conventional wisdom that teen romances rarely last.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Plus, the Pentagon will start screening servicemembers for low testosterone, and China restricts chatbot romances to boost birthrates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

But other romances, like this one, are simply short-subject documentaries—lacking traditional narratives and quippy dialogue.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

The more you look into the story, the more romanced you are by them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Still, if my nostalgia-clouded memory serves me correctly, our alleged aimlessness and “whatever” philosophy is amply romanced in movies.

From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024

‘Rebecca’ A naive Joan Fontaine is romanced by widower Laurence Olivier and menaced by Olivier’s live-in housekeeper, Judith Anderson, in Alfred Hitchcock’s Oscar-winning 1940 suspense tale based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2022

Ms. Setouchi described her “Genji” translation as her “life-project,” but said she initially struggled to connect with the book’s female characters, who were alternately romanced and discarded by the young prince.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2021

Woolf began coming in regularly, parking his Stetson on the table and pointing Greenberg’s nose in the Racing Form while he romanced her.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Maria believed she was romancing a prince from Dubai, captivated by his flirtatious smile and declarations of affection he showered on her during live video calls.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

Palmer found himself spending time trying to get his expenses cleared through an incompetent bureaucracy, rather than romancing a beautiful girl on a sandy beach.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

When their rapacious cousin Charles appears, hoping to find buried treasure in the house and romancing the “pink and white and golden” Constance, Merricat takes drastic action.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

“I wanted to be Warren Beatty, not date him,” Keaton confessed, romancing fellow artists as long as their relationship was mutually stimulating and then after that, remaining friends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

Now, stop this romancing and never let it trouble again—ever.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck